LABOUR slumped in third place in Witham where Priti Patel took more than half the votes cast to clinch an emphatic win for the Conservatives.
Priti Patel (Con) 24,448
Margaret Phelps (Lib Democrat) 9,252
John Spademan (Lab) 8,656
David Hodges (UKIP) 3,060
James Abbott (Green) 1,419
Majority 15,196
Turnout 46,835 70.2%